sicken

Example Sentences

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The cancer - affecting both the bone marrow and blood - is rare, sickening four in 100,000 adults each year.

From BBC

For instance, if a sickened person also has another flu virus replicating in their body, there’s concern the viruses could exchange genetic material.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, summer is likely to bring not just heat waves — sometimes deadly — but unpredictable wildfire smoke that chokes out our beautiful clean air and creates a sickening yellow pallor over our skies and hearts.

From Seattle Times

“I am sickened by this cowardly shooter’s personal ideology.”

From Seattle Times

Numerous opponents and critics of Putin have been killed or gravely sickened over the years in apparent assassination attempts.

From Seattle Times